Nosh Live LA 2026: What Founders Say About the Experience

This December 3+4 in Los Angeles, Nosh Live LA brings together founders, buyers, investors, operators, and industry partners from across packaged food.

A founder may be weighing a retail expansion. A buyer may question the assortment fit. An investor may challenge the economics. An operator may have already worked through the same execution problem.

Nosh Live creates the opportunity to bring those decisions into conversations with people who can challenge the thinking, surface blind spots, and help sharpen the next move.

What Attendees Carry Forward

For Luke Holden, Founder & CEO of Luke’s Lobster, one Nosh Live conversation led to a new relationship and a collaboration with measurable business impact:

“I thought the event’s size was perfect; it was intimate enough for me to find my place and build lasting networking relationships. For example, one panel discussed the power of LTO collaborations. At Nosh Live, I made a new CEO friend, and together we executed our most sales-driving LTO collaboration for Luke’s in 2026.”

For Jake Karls, Co-Founder of Mid-Day Squares, Nosh Live stands out for the mix of industry perspective, useful takeaways, and relationships that continue beyond the event:

“Having so many people from the industry together in one place creates such a great energy. You get great learnings, really valuable insights into what’s happening across the industry, and conversations you’re not just going to find scrolling social media. I usually leave with a few new friends, a bunch of notes in my phone, and at least one or two things I want to bring back to the business right away.”

Together, those experiences show two sides of the value of Nosh Live: conversations that can lead to new business opportunities, and the ideas, relationships, and perspective attendees take back to their own companies.

More Ways to Connect, Learn and Grow at Nosh Live

Across two days, Nosh Live gives the packaged food community multiple ways to share ideas, discover new products, build relationships, and learn from each other.

• 1:1 Meetings: Sit down for focused conversations with participating retailers, investors, strategic partners, and experienced operators.
• Boot Camp: Dig into the fundamentals of building a food brand with experienced CPG experts and entrepreneurs, followed by opportunities for direct Q&A.
• Presentations & Panels: Hear from founders, buyers, investors, operators, and other industry voices on the decisions and opportunities shaping packaged food.
• Sampling: Taste emerging products throughout the event and discover new flavors, formats, ingredients, and category ideas.
• Nosh Live Pitch Slam: Watch emerging brands take the stage, make their case, and receive live feedback from judges across retail, investment, and the packaged food industry.
• Nosh Live Happy Hour: Continue conversations at the end of Day 1 while sampling products and spending more time with founders, buyers, investors, and others across the community.

Nosh Live LA takes place December 3+4, 2026. Early registration is open through October 23, with attendees saving $100 per ticket.

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About Nosh Live

Nosh Live brings together founders, operators, retailers, investors, and industry partners across packaged food for editorial-led programming, product discovery, the Nosh Live Pitch Slam, and direct conversations around the decisions shaping food businesses.